DNA Fitness Test
$249.00
Find out if you are maximizing the benefits of your workout regimen by taking this DNA test.
- Discover which exercises are best suited for your muscle type to maximize their benefits.
- Assess your susceptibility to soft tissue injuries and Achilles tendinopathy.
- Evaluate your pain tolerance level.
- Collection method: Buccal swabs
- Private and confidential online results
Description
Are you finding it challenging to enhance your physical fitness?
Your genes have an impact on your athletic performance, reaction to physical activity, susceptibility to injury, and pain tolerance. With this genetic test, you can design a personalized workout plan tailored to your genetic makeup, enabling you to maximize the benefits of your exercise regimen.
Having knowledge of your genetics can assist you in determining which sports you may excel in, and enable you to customize your workout plan and wellness objectives. It’s important to note that the genetic variations analyzed in this panel were researched primarily in Caucasian populations, and the same correlations may not necessarily apply to individuals of other ethnic backgrounds.
Description
Are you finding it challenging to enhance your physical fitness?
Your genes have an impact on your athletic performance, reaction to physical activity, susceptibility to injury, and pain tolerance. With this genetic test, you can design a personalized workout plan tailored to your genetic makeup, enabling you to maximize the benefits of your exercise regimen.
Having knowledge of your genetics can assist you in determining which sports you may excel in, and enable you to customize your workout plan and wellness objectives. It’s important to note that the genetic variations analyzed in this panel were researched primarily in Caucasian populations, and the same correlations may not necessarily apply to individuals of other ethnic backgrounds.
Our testing laboratory is AABB Accredited, ISO/IEC 17025 Certified and participates in the CAP proficiency testing program.
What's included in the test?
Athletic Endurance
• PPARD – burning fat for energy
• VEGFA – blood vessel formation to improve oxygen supply
• ACE – blood pressure regulation and muscle efficiency
• ADRB2 – turning off the fight or flight response
• PPARA – slow-twitch versus fast-twitch muscle fibres
Response to Exercise
• PPARGC1A – aerobic capacity improvements
• PPARD – increases in “good”
• HDL-cholesterol
• MCT1 – ability to use lactate as an energy source
Strength Training
• ACVR1B – muscle signalling cascade that controls muscle mass and muscle strenght
• IL6 – messenger molecule and contributes to muscle growth
Athletic Power
• ACTN3 – the “sprinter” gene
• AGT – blood pressure regulation and growth hormone levels
Motivation, Recovery, Injury Risk and Pain Tolerance
• BDNF – exercise motivation
• CRP – heart rate recovery
• COL1A1 – risk of soft tissue injury
• COL5A1 – risk of Achilles tendinopathy
• COMT – pain tolerance and required morphine dose
